The Historian, December 22nd, 2005
Franklin D. Roosevelt. By Patrick Renshaw. (Harlow: Pearson Longman, 2004. Pp. xxx, 223. $26.99.) The author of this book has provided an authoritative addition to the literature on Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). The series in which it appears emphasizes the arc of power, and Patrick Renshaw does not disappoint, pointing up his intention by using the word "power" in the title of every chapter. In a democratic polity, the study of power becomes a study of leadership, and Renshaw thoughtfully explicates those qualities that made Franklin Roosevelt the preeminent political leader of twentieth-cent...
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